marijuana legalization Archives

California and Drug Decriminalization: A Long and Complicated Issue

March 10, 2022 2:49 amMarch 9, 2022 9:43 pm

The decriminalization of drugs, especially harder drugs in the FDA’s schedule I territory, has always been an odd issue in California. Growing up in Ohio, California was always the punchline of drug jokes by our very decidedly not funny D.A.R.E....

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passed in Senate Committee

April 7, 2021 2:28 amApril 9, 2021 3:49 pm

A bill that would legalize possession of several psychedelic drugs, such as LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms, was passed by the Senate Public Safety Committee 4-1 on Tuesday. Senate Bill 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would make...

Psychedelic Drugs Such As LSD, Mescaline May Be Legalized In New Bill

February 18, 2021 7:00 pm

A new bill introduced Wednesday in the State Senate would legalize several psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Senate Bill 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would make psilocybin (magic mushrooms), dimethyltryptamine (psychedelic drug DMT),...

Kamala Harris Calls for Legalization of Marijuana After Opposing as DA

February 13, 2019 9:23 amFebruary 13, 2019 12:28 pm

California Senator Kamala Harris yesterday again called for the legalization of marijuana and revealed that she has smoked the stuff herself. Harris hasn’t always been a fan of making pot legal. It’s worth wondering whether her relatively newfound enthusiasm is...